This Issue Paper reflects on the Common Basic Principles for Integration adopted by the Council and makes the case for the development of a joint inter-institutional declaration by the EU institutions. It calls for a much greater involvement of civic society, not least migrant-led organisations in turning these Principles into functional policy.

One of the most interesting innovations in the new Constitutional Treaty is the provision for an EU Foreign Minister, supported by an EU External Action Service. This is a cumbersome name and is likely to be shortened to EU Foreign Service. But how will this new Service work? Where will it be located and what role should it play? What will be the implications for the institutions and the national diplomatic services of Member States? These and other questions are addressed in this Issue Paper by Giovanni Grevi and Fraser Cameron.

This Working Paper argues that economic growth is not an end in itself. Rather, economic growth is there to serve a greater ambition: the creation and maintenance of a vibrant, socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable European society.